Pavitra's Blog

PATIENCE   -The key Mantra It was 2016. I was prepping up for a tennis match – Not to play, but to watch. Yes, I must mentally prepare myself to watch the match, as it was my son playing. It was a national level tennis tournament for U-14 years category. I sat on a wooden bench close to the court. The boys were warming up inside the court. Few others were gathered to watch the same match. My eyes were fixed on the court, anxiously waiting for the match to commence. The referee entered the court and positioned himself at the net at the centre of the court and tossed a coin. The coin fell flat on the ground. It was a head. The referee had a word with the winner of the toss to decide on who gets to s erve first. My son’s opponent chose to serve. All was set. The players moved apart, sipped few drops of water from their bottles and ran to their positions on the respective sides of the court, and the MATCH BEGAN. I got up from my bench and started to wander as the m...

PEDALING  -    THE WAY OF LIFE  ......    The Dutch Way I moved to Amsterdam recently with my family. We set foot in the land of Amsterdam in late 2017. On my way home from Schipol Airport, I was glancing outside the window of the taxi. Beautiful sceneries with greeneries and farms were a feast to my eyes. Just when I was enjoying the landscape, something caught my attention. A person wearing a perfect formal wear was riding a bicycle, otherwise called BIKE here. From his attire, I assume he was a manager of some firm. The person was in his black trousers, white shirt with a tie and a coat. His laptop bag was hanging across his shoulder. I found it rare to watch someone of his profession riding a bicycle. Then I started to notice many such men and women cycling their way to work. Within few days of landing in Amsterdam, I decided to start exploring the place. Taking a stroll was my choice as that is the only means of transport that gives...